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Table 8 Injury

From: Benefits and harms of medical cannabis: a scoping review of systematic reviews

Author, year {refid}

Search dates; # databases searched

Funding source

Nstudies

Illness/condition

Intervention/comparator

Outcomes

Conclusions from data

AMSTAR-2 rating

Snedecor, 2013 [29]

To Dec 2011; 5

Industry

1

NP associated with spinal cord injury

I: Synthetic cannabinoids

C: Placebo

• NP

• All-cause discontinuation

Favors control for NP; no statistically significant different between groups for all-cause discontinuation

CL

Mehta, 2016 [35]

2009–Sept 2015; 4

NR

2

Spinal cord injury

I: Plant-derived and Synthetic cannabinoids

C: diphenhydramine

• NP

• Spastic pain

Reported SBS

L

Meyer, 2010 [55]

1980–2008; 4

NR

2

Acquired brain injury

I: Synthetic cannabinoids

C: Placebo

• Intercranial pressure

• Glasgow outcome scale

• Disability rating scale

• Mortality rates

• Activities of daily living

• QoL

Reported SBS

M

Wheaton, 2009 [76]

Jan 1980 to May 2008; 2

Non-profit

2

Traumatic brain injury

I: Synthetic cannabinoids

C: placebo

• Global outcome score (3 and 6 months)

No statistically significant difference between groups

CL

  1. NP neuropathic pain, NR not reported, QoL quality of life, SBS study-by-study